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Serving meals and cleaning up afterward became a fully orchestrated [event], especially on long-distance flights, when passengers received two, sometimes more, meals en route. Obviously, the oversized passenger sections of a 747 changed the intimate and comradely travel arrangements of the prejumbo era. On the other hand, the 747's long double aisles offered ample opportunity for passengers to stroll and stretch their legs, and first-class travelers could avail themselves of an upper deck lounge that boasted, among other amenities, a small piano (Bilstein, 1984, p. 262).

The 747 was indeed enormous and bulky as far as some logistics were concerned during in-flight service. However, the huge plane, for all its size, "held its own with contemporary airliners in speed, capable of cruising at 590 mph" (Bilstein, 1984, p. 262). The 747 also was the first airliner to truly bring in the jumbo-jetliner era. Its size and shape gave credence to the descriptive terms "jumbo jet" and "widebody" jet. The 707, which preceded the 747, was dwarfed when sitting next to the 747. The Boeing 747, after all, was the largest aircraft ever designed for commercial use:

Seoul's Asiana airlines is the first to purchase Boeing's newest 767 freighter. The South Korean airline bought the first two 767-300 series general market freighters in 1993. The new planes featured "powered cargo-handling gear on the main deck and lower holds, as well as environmental controls so it can be used to move perishable items or animals" (Davies, 1993, p. 3B).

The Boeing 747s, on the other hand, have not been as reliable as of late. For instance, the Boeing Company has proposed a five-year program to retrofit all operating 747s with new engine struts in order to prevent accidents similar to two fatal incidents in which the engines separated in-flight. This was after FAA action in the wake of the two similar accidents:

Where safety records are concerned, the 747s seem to have more problems and air traffic accidents than do the 767s. Perhaps this is due to the more advanced sophistication of the technological equipment and design of the 767s. The 767-300 series is being purchased by United Parcel Service (UPS) due to its safety record, impressive cargo profitability and, like the reason the 767s were invented, UPS is retiring its fleet of DC-8 freighters:

Bilstein, R.E. (1984). Flight in America: From the Wrights to the astronauts. Baltimore: John Hopkins Univ. Press.

The 767s were designed to do more than save money by eliminating the flight engineer and increasing the use of high technology instrumentation. They were also designed to be lighter, and more fuel-efficient:

The 747 is much different than the 767 in design and purpose. The 747 was designed to carry many more passengers, it was the first commercial airliner with a double-deck since the 1940s and it combines size, range and modern technology to provide more economical operation. The giant has a

designing major modifications to the engine support systems of all 747 aircraft currently in service and all 747-400s in production.

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